Handarbetets Vänner 

Founded in 1874 Handarbetets Vänner is a center for advanced textile craft and design. In the unique studio, large-scale textile art is produced for various places - from Sweden's Parliament to the United Nations headquarter in New York. At Handarbetets Vänners school tomorrow's textile artisans are educated and in their gallery the breadth of textile art crafts is showcased to the public.
Handarbetets Vänner

Emma HolmgrenPhoto: Emma Holmgren

Samtal: Färg i Väv 

The Handarbetets Vänner gallery invites you to a conversation with weaving textile artists Katja Beckman Ojala and Emma Holmgren – both alumni of Handarbetets Vänner and with a master's degree each from HDK and Konstfack, respectively. In a conversation led by weaver Linnéa Blomgren Cassius, they will talk about what it's like to work with weaving and color as their form of expression.

Participants

Katja Beckman Emma Holmgren Linnea Blomgren Cassius

Artist talk • Conversation

c/o Handarbetes Vänner galleri, Djurgårdsslätten 82-84, Stockholm

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Vernissage

Thursday 2 October 12.00 – 17.00

Open

  • Thursday 2 October 10.00 – 11.00

Participants

Katja Beckman Emma Holmgren Linnea Blomgren Cassius

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Färg i Väv

The exhibition "Färg i Väv" (Color in Weaving) show textile works by Katja Beckman Ojala and Emma Holmgren. Both are alumni of Handarbetets Vänner and hold a master's degree each from Konstfack and HDK-Valand, respectively. Holmgren and Beckman Ojala are vibrant and expressive weavers with different processes and approaches to their textile work. They are based in Västra Götaland but have the entire world as their arena.

Participants

Emma Holmgren Katja Beckman Ojala

Group exhibition

c/o Handarbetets Vänner Galleri, Djurgårdsslätten 82-84, Stockholm

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Vernissage

Thursday 2 October 12.00 – 17.00

Open

  • Thursday 2 October 12.00 – 17.00
  • Friday 3 October 12.00 – 17.00
  • Saturday 4 October 12.00 – 17.00

Participants

Emma Holmgren Katja Beckman Ojala

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Mattskifte

In the small gallery at Handarbetets Vänner, hand-woven rugs by nine students from the Advanced Textile Craft program are on display. They have woven using techniques such as moorman, flat weave, pile weave, and rya with yarns from Holma Helsingslands.

Participants

Hanna Andersson Linnéa Engstedt Annelie Langeryd Ilona Jenkins Tova Jäderberg Bosong Kang Ida Smalbro Lena Strand Haruka Takei

Group exhibition

c/o Handarbetets Vänner Galleri , Djurgårdsslätten 82-84, Stockholm

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Vernissage

Thursday 2 October 12.00 – 17.00

Open

  • Thursday 2 October 12.00 – 17.00
  • Friday 3 October 12.00 – 17.00
  • Saturday 4 October 12.00 – 17.00

Participants

Hanna Andersson Linnéa Engstedt Annelie Langeryd Ilona Jenkins Tova Jäderberg Bosong Kang Ida Smalbro Lena Strand Haruka Takei

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Mattskifte
Hanna Andersson
Photo: Hanna Andersson

Mattskifte
Bosong Kang
Photo: Bosong Kang

Katja Beckman Ojala
Photo: Katja Beckman Ojala